Australian cycling world champion Rohan Dennis has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife.
Police say Dennis was driving the van that struck his wife, former Olympic and professional cyclist Melissa Hoskins, just metres from their family home in Adelaide last night.
Emergency services were called to the scene in the upscale suburb of Medindie, north of Adelaide, around 20 p.m. yesterday. Hoskins, 32, was found with serious injuries and rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, where she died. Investigators and Major Crash officers arrested Dennis and charged the two-time world time trial champion with causing death by dangerous driving.
The world champion has been released on bail and is due to appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court on March 13. Dennis, 33, won gold at last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, after winning bronze in the men's individual time trial at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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